Ahmad Yakob

Yang Berhormat Dato' Bentara Kanan Ustaz Dato' Haji Ahmad Yakob SJMK, DJMK, SMK, JP, MLA, (Kelantan)
أحمد يعقوب‎
Ahmad in 2022
Menteri Besar of Kelantan
In office 6 May 2013 – 15 August 2023
Monarch	Muhammad V
Deputy	Mohd Amar Abdullah
Preceded by	Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Succeeded by	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud
Constituency	Pasir Pekan
Exco roles (Kelantan)
1997–1999	Chairman of the Industry, Trade, Entrepreneurial Development and Human Resources
1999–2004	Chairman of the Housing, Local Government, Science and Technology
2004–2013	Deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan
2004–2008	Chairman of the Land, Regional Development and Environment
2008–2013	Chairman of the Public Administration, Land Development and Region
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
1995–2020	Malaysian Islamic Party[1]
2020–	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Ahmad bin Yakob (1950-02-01) 1 February 1950 (age 74) Tumpat, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Barisan Alternatif (BA) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)
Spouse(s)	Siti Zabidah Abd Hamid (m. 1981)
Children	12
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University Ain Shams University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher

Ahmad bin Yakob (born 1 February 1950) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pekan since April 1995. He served as the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member, Deputy Spiritual Leader and State Commissioner of Kelantan of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.